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Re: Old 486 DX2 motherboard - what is it?

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From: Phil
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 00:00
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The board will have an FCC ID number on it.  You can look use this site to
find the manufacturer:  http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/   Take a look at the
help pages.  I've used it successfully a number of times.

Regards,

Phil

<jimkimball@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> I have an old 486DX2 motherboard and I'm trying to salvage it. I believe
> it is an Intel, the only markings I can see on it are:
>
> ISA 486SV2 Rev 2.4
>
>
> I checked intel.com, but it was no help.
>
> The system originally died on me when the disk controller went. I would
> like to buy a new disk controller, hard disk, CD-ROM, and sound card for
> it so my kids can play on it.  I figure I will probably need a new BIOS
> for it as well. I know the current BIOS cannot handle large disks. It is
> for the new BIOS that I need to know the motherboard type (right?).
>
> The machine was custom built for me (it was an experiment) around 1992,
> so there is no vendor I can talk to. The guy who built it is long gone.
>
> Thanks in advance for any tips.
>
> Jim Kimball
> jim@jkimball.com
>
>
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Subject: Re: Old 486 DX2 motherboard - what is it?
Date: 1999/07/19
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